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Active shooter drills in Wisconsin schools

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 3, 2022

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Abigail Swetz, communications director for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and a former teacher, explains why schools in the state hold violence drills and what they mean for students.

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